Now in Irland,I am really impressed,surprised, interogated,YES YES AND YES and  happy about the experiences I am living in here...in  the Repulic of Irland!!That uses euros speak in kilometers but still drink beer by pint!!!!!!
I bet you ever heard about Irish hospitality  well,..there is a big  gap between earing and experincing  once again....
Irland!A country where everybody is greeting  each others everydays everytime,polite ,on the road..in the pub..in the supermarket..in the park,beside the road..
Irish peoples are probaly the warmerst peoples of the whole Europe...might be of the World....I am getting hundreds of smiles in everydays from so many differents peoples of  all ages,many chats in the street..and in the pub indeed....and just in everywhere...
I experienced so many acts of kindness lately and I must  share that  with you.When I left that small pub in Lifford...just  going  my way after I did  a  stop  for  a  pint (a guiness indeed),all the peoples  just when §I entered talked  to me and asked me  many questions  about  what I was doing here..well I've  explane.,and  when I left they were all in front of the pub..greeting and applausing me when I was gonna go my way to Sligo...why??still dont know ...just these applause make me  smile and  laught for  all the day..even once  in my sleeping bag that same night I was smiling thinking about that moment I bet....
Lately Irealise the Bob..the trailer  the strong feature holding the most of my stuff on,was about to brake ..(10km of sligo,sligo where i gotta say i ve seen very beautifull waves that day!!)...stopped to make a check at the petrol station...to chek if there was anyone able to weld it...well nobody could..but it s at the same time..I meet Eamon...a  rugbyman that use to play in France  (Beziers and Narbonne)but he is now retired of playing ...he  was apart of the organisation of a charity race that went on that same day north to south irland  by motorbikes...to raise monney for blind peoples...well,there was a trailer free..and a car  for me..and Eamon proposed to me to give me  a lift in Galway...about to brake my trailer,my  tire bumping around also...and some  rain...well..had  a  think  instead of breaking the trailer in somewhere lost...better brake (if it has to) and  find a  way to repair in Galway isn it??? so..it s how I came  to  Galway from Sligo,...I  kind of hitchiked a car and trailer...but  without  any thumb out..and  any struggling around...just amazing experience...
Well,then crashed up in Galway and I ve found a spot by the harbour to sleep the same night I did miss Celia a girl that  is on  Cs  also, witch is touring around as well when she is on holidays!...a great  but wet one,lot of wind and  rain that night...but i have good memories of it by now..sleeping so close to the water ,this element..was a special night that remind me the time when i was fisherman deckhand in Norway.
Anyways...I've found the  day aftet the perfect squatt..like empty bisness  right in the middle of old town when I just fully brake the trailer...just had to push a door ...make my sleeping space tidy..and I  had untill now 2 enjoyables nights there...well  a tiny bit noisy cause is just  around the pubs and venues that are around...but anyway it s a place to keep away from the rain..
in the same street ...I ve meet Liam a little pissed  the night befor in front  of the beerhouse ( a pub in here)...the boss of the West Irland bikeshop,very understanding and open...We,just like friend  went to his mate that is a proffessional welder and so we  fixed the bob up..the  day after I totaly broke it...well..his friend Shaun  asked  for nothing  when I asked how much it was!!!!ha  come on....so I gave him 10euros...and when I  asked Liam how much it  was  for the petrol and the service to make me meet shaun...he  toldl me nothing.,that's nothing...well can I pay you a pint  then...yes  let s go for one...but  while I was away putting my sleeping bag and cooking  stuff for the morning in the squatt ,cause my  bike and trailer stayed locked up  for the night in his shop...he order and PAY..at the pub...well I told him it's  for me...but he told me...just  keep  your monney..
Talking about monney,somehow  Irland is  suffering ..suffering of a very hitgh percentage of taxes ...every little thing  is  just so expensive...remind me Norway a packet of 20 cig/8euros 50....a pint 4...and food..let s just not  talk about it...,but i did lately find some good stuffs in the rubbishs...
Irland is suffering also of really huge amount of rain..witch is ennoying...to me  as a cyclist...but  it s doesn't seems to affect the Irish peoples that still smily under the rain!!!!Surprising..this crappy weather seems not affecting them!!!!!Impressiv Irishs!!!!Well some how is might be for that irish pubs have this reputation we all know!!Entering  a pub  in here is just magic....and  meet the Irish is such a great experience and what about Irish music!!So beautifull!!!..and hopefully is not finish yet..cause soon..once I will get the tire I orded from Ryans place that he sent to Celia place in Gaway and that must  arrive today or tomorow I am going to the Connemara  national park...and  will be  back in Galway for a bit and then strait line to  Dublin to visit and  find a way to get on a  cargo to  get england to across it again to get another  cargo for Holland...but ..well will try  it  at least...then  will have to pay  a ferry...
Well,Irland...a place to experience for sure...worth it...full of truthfull and nice peoples....let you know more later ...indeed!!
 

 

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Dear Xavier,
Connemara is beautifull and all the coast southern too
If you plan to go there i suggest you to visit this placehttp://www.dzogchenbeara.org/
.Keep in touch
Ugo
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